The idea for stardust has been floating around in my head for a long time, but a lazy sunday afternoon when I drew the pic below is what really got me jazzed about it. Concept art is like that..
<img src="http://64digits.com/users/Game%20Fortress/stardust_concept.gif">It made me like the idea of an enchanted space ship alot more for some odd reason. (Its resemblance to a sword is pretty obvious)Anyway, on to actual game stuff. I programmed a ton of crap for the game yesterday, including some pretty good enemy AI (though they tend to circle more than I like) and allies/party members that help you in battles. I made some fun explosion effects, which was pretty fun to do XP. Oh yeah, I also added a rough minimap.anyway, here are some more screens. (and for the record, I didnt announce a new game today…. Cant promise about tomarrow though.)<img src="http://64digits.com/users/Game%20Fortress/stardust_explosion.gif"><img src="http://64digits.com/users/Game%20Fortress/battleshot2.gif">
Holy blood jover Hillary Duff! That looks pretty sweet mate!
Thanks! The compression from a .gif format messed with the quality a bit. They look better as bitmaps.
Looks cool, what type of game will this be, exactly? [:D]
Its an adventure/RPG for the most part. There are obviously going to be space shooter elements because of the setup, but it wont be emphasized a whole lot. There will be a leveling system for you and other ships on your party. You will have a broad selection for which ships join your party and which do not, but one or two will be required. Because there are multiple ships on your party there may be RTS elements as well. At the moment they are run totally by AI, but I may add a bit more control to them.
Looks great.
HOLY Cow Cant wait to paly or test.